I'm surprised by the number of people who didn't enjoy this week's episode or, worse still, are planning to give up on the series.
Even when Homeland has a weak episode or is not so "believable", it's still so much better than anything else on tv (in my opinion)
I agree the story with the tailor was predictable and not well scripted, but I didn't think it detracted from the overall enjoyment of the episode and I liked the change in pace from last week. The quiet scene with Carrie lying on the bed waiting to die was really quite sad.
I thought, while she was lying there, that she would again remember Brody shouting "Issa" in his sleep (or she would recall something else) that would jolt her out of her suicide attempt.
Did Saul have the duplicate memory card in his attaché case because he expected it to be confiscated at the customs? Presumably it was blank and not a copy of the real one.